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Seven against Thebes / Aeschylus ; translated by Anthony Hecht and Helen H. Bacon.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Aeschylus.
- Series:
- Greek tragedy in new translations.
- The Greek tragedy in new translations
- Standardized Title:
- Seven against Thebes. English
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Seven against Thebes (Greek mythology)--Drama.
- Seven against Thebes (Greek mythology).
- Mythology, Greek.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiv, 88 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Oxford University Press, 1991.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The formidable talents of Anthony Hecht, one of the most gifted of contemporary American poets, and Helen Bacon, a classical scholar, are here brought to bear on this vibrant translation of Aeschylus' much underrated tragedy The Seven Against Thebes. The third and only remaining play in a trilogy dealing with related events, The Seven Against Thebes tells the story of the Argive attempt to claim the Kingdom of Thebes, and of the deaths of the brothers Eteocles and Polyneices, each by the others hand. Long dismissed by critics as ritualistic and lacking in dramatic tension, Seven Against Thebes is revealed by Hecht and Bacon as a work of great unity and drama, one exceptionally rich in symbolism and imagery.
- Contents:
- Introduction "Seven Against Thebes" A note on production Notes on the text Glossary
- Notes:
- Translation of: Septem contra Thebas.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-028179-0
- 1-280-60569-3
- 0-19-802015-5
- OCLC:
- 609829028
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